United States Federal Circuit - March 2005 Opinion Summaries

Van Cleave v. US

Government Benefits, Military Law
In a military disability retirement case, dismissal of plaintiff's complaint, seeking a higher disability rating, is reversed and remanded to...

Fifth Third Bank of W. Ohio v. US

Banking Law, Contracts, Government Law
The enactment of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act breached the government's contractual obligations to plaintiff-banks...

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. v. Tranquil Prospects

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a suit for patent infringement concerning the implantation of intramedullary prostheses, summary judgment of no infringement is vacated where the...

In Re Rath

Intellectual Property, International Law, Trademark
In a trademark dispute, the US Patent and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's refusal to register the marks "DR. RATH" and "RATH" is affirmed over...

UNITED PACIFIC INS. CO. v. ROCHE

Construction, Contracts
In a contract dispute, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals properly decided that no contractual obligations exist between the parties where a...

KENNY v. SNOW

Administrative Law, Government Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, seeking credit for a question on a licensing examination for customs brokers, is affirmed where the decision to deny...

MERCEXCHANGE v. EBAY, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement dispute concerning the fixed-price purchasing feature on an auction website, substantial evidence does not support the jury's...

MEDRAD, INC. v. MRI DEVICES CORP.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement dispute concerning MRI machines, the district court properly granted summary judgment of invalidity since plaintiff's...

ASM AM. INC. v. GENUS, INC.

Intellectual Property, Patent
In a patent infringement dispute concerning the process of manufacturing semiconductor devices, summary judgment of noninfringement is affirmed over...

SHUCKER v. FDIC

Labor & Employment Law
In an employment dispute, denial of plaintiff-employee's petition for review is reversed where the Merit Systems Protection Board acted arbitrarily by...